Monday, November 24, 2014

Stilts (Monday Poem)

by Nikki Grimes


Say "stilts,"
and I am
GABBY
THE
GREAT,
a mystifying
master
juggler,
rising
high above
the circus
crowd,
marching
alongside
the elegant
elephants,
and anxious
as anyone
to watch
the trapeze
artists
sail
on air.



from Words With Wings by Nikki Grimes, 2013, Wordsong  

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